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Augusta Parker (hon.) ΤΟ FLORENCE , ELLA , AND NORA , THESE STORIES ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED . 9 CONTENTS THE OLD BELL THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW THE CUCKOO.
Augusta Parker (hon.) ΤΟ FLORENCE , ELLA , AND NORA , THESE STORIES ARE AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED . 9 CONTENTS THE OLD BELL THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW THE CUCKOO.
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Augusta Parker (hon.) CONTENTS THE OLD BELL THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH Page 1 5 32 39 56 THE WHITE OWL THE UGLY PRINCESS AND THE OGRE'S SON 70 70 THE GIFTS OF THE FLOWERS 99 STELLA , OR THE MAGIC PURSE 119 ...
Augusta Parker (hon.) CONTENTS THE OLD BELL THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH Page 1 5 32 39 56 THE WHITE OWL THE UGLY PRINCESS AND THE OGRE'S SON 70 70 THE GIFTS OF THE FLOWERS 99 STELLA , OR THE MAGIC PURSE 119 ...
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... How tired they must be of always staying in the same place ! " Next day little Jenny reminded her old friend of his promise , and he commenced as follows : - THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH . NOT very long ago 38 ECHOES OF AN OLD BELL .
... How tired they must be of always staying in the same place ! " Next day little Jenny reminded her old friend of his promise , and he commenced as follows : - THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH . NOT very long ago 38 ECHOES OF AN OLD BELL .
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... , and a very nice . one it was , so carefully and cleverly built . A few days later I heard a great noise outside the window , and the next moment two cuckoos flew into the tower THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH . 39 THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH.
... , and a very nice . one it was , so carefully and cleverly built . A few days later I heard a great noise outside the window , and the next moment two cuckoos flew into the tower THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH . 39 THE CUCKOO AND THE THRUSH.
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Echoes of an Old Bell: And Other Tales of Fairy Lore (1865) Augusta Parker No preview available - 2008 |
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